Corn-rack.



P. P. WEST.

CORN RAGK' APPLICATION FILED MAY 4, 1912. 1,078,814. Patented Nov. 18,1913.

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FRANK 1P. 'W'E'S'TQGF OR'IING, WESI-ITNGTON.

CORN-RACK.

To all whom ti may concern zen of the United States, residing at Orting,in the county of Pierce and State of WVashington, have invented certainnew and use ful Improvements in Corn-Racks, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to racks for seedcorn, and has as its object toprovide a rack which will occupy but little space and yet will beadapted to support a maximum number of ears.

The invention further aims to provide a rack for seed-corn soconstructed that it will be adapted'to support the ears of seedcornwithout injuring the kernels.

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is aview in elevation of the rack embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 isa horizontal sectional view on an enlarged scale on the line 22 ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing one of the ear supportingmembers. Fig. 4: is a similar View illustrating a similar modificationof the member shown in Fig. 3.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawing,by the same reference characters.

In the drawing the rack is illustrated as comprising a frame consistingof end-stand ards 1, secured at their lower ends to 811111 able bases 2.An intermediate standard 3 is provided and is supported at its lower endby a base 1 and a cross-piece 5 is secured to the upper ends of thestandards 1 and 3 and serves to connect the standards in spacedrelation. To the inner face of each standard 1 is secured a bar 6 intowhich, at intervals, are driven nails or other suitable securing devices7. Wires 8 are secured at their ends to nails 7 and are stretched tautbetween the standards 1 and these wires are engaged by staples 9 uponthe standard 3 as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. The wires 8 extendparallel to each other, and horizontally, and

are braced in proper spaced relation by means of verticallyextending tiewires 10, which are secured at their upper. ends to the cross-piece 5and are secured to the wires 8 at their points of intersection therewithby solder or other means.

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I v The invention contemplates the provision Be it known that I, FRANKP. ns'r, c1t1- or of the form shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. The membershown in Fig. 3 is formed from a suitable length of wire which is bentto substantially annular form and is indi cated by the numeral 11. Theend-portions of this-wire are bent as indicated at 12 and Patented Nov.'18,, I913.

Application filed May 4, 1912. Serial No. 695,196.

the said portions are bent to hook form, as

It will be readily understood by referring to Fig. 2 of the drawing thatthe ears of corn may be hung upon both sides of the rack. In otherwords, two ears may be supported from that portion of each wire 8 whichextends between two adjacent wires 10.

The ear supporting member shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing is also formedfrom. a length of wire which is bent to annular form and is indicated bythe numeral 14 and this wire has one end bent to form a hook 15 and hasits other end bent or twisted around the shank of the hook as at 16.This memher is employed in substantially the same way as the membershown in Fig. 3, the ear of corn being supported in the loop 14 and thehook 15 being engaged with one or another of the wires 8. 7

From the foregoing description of the invention it will be seen thatthere is provided a corn rack which is simple in construction,

consisting of substantially circular ear-embracing portions and beingterminally looped to embrace thestrands, the ear-supporting ears Whichare supported come in contact members of each pair being disposed Withand maintain themselves in Vertical position. 10 their looped terminalsin contact, the ear- In testimony whereof I afiiX my signaturesupporting portion of one of the members in presence of two Witnesses.

extending on one side of the horizontal FRANK P. NEST. [1,. s.] strandand the ear-supporting portion of the other member extending on theother side of the horizontal strand whereby the Witnesses:

EDWARD HARRINGTON, CHARLES A. BOUGHTON.

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